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W. H. BASSNGER. vFILING CABINET! APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2o. IQI'B.

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WILLIAM H. BASSINGER, 0F PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

FILING-CABINET.

Application led February 20, 1918.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BASSIN- GER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Passaic, in the county of. Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Filing-Cabinets, of ywhich the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to filing cabinets or boxes, and the objects thereof is to p rovide an improved device of this class which is particularly designed for use in tiling photographic films or copies, but which may be also used for filing cards, pictures, bills, receipts or any other articles of the Vsaine class or form; a further ob]ect being toprovide a tiling device of the class speciied, comprising a rectangular box or case, .the top and bottom or opposite sides o f which are movable, said box or case being` also provided with guide rods on which are mounted a pocket member or members having pockets which open in opposite .directions and which are exposed by moving or removing the top and bottom or opposite sides, whereby a box or case of predetermined dimensions is provided with the largest possible number of pockets and the filing capacity thereof increased to the greatest possible extent.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure l is'a plan view of a filing box or case made according to my invention;

Fig. 2 a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 a perspective view of one-half of one of a series of pocket sections which I ma em lo and,.

Fyig. ipa )partial section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention, as shown in the drawing, I provide a rectangular box or casing a composed of end members a2, stationary side members a3 and movable or removable side members at, and for the purpose of this description the movable or removable side members a4 will be called the top and bottom of the box or case.

Specification of Iietterslatent. i

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

Serial No. 218,328.'

Within the opposite ends a2 of the box or case and adjacent to said ends are placed parallel guide rods b, and these rods are mounted or secured in the sides a3 in any desired manner and one or more of said rods may be employed at each end of the box or case.

On the rods .7) are mounted pocket devices c which, in the form lof construction shown, are composed of separate sections c?, a part of one of which is shown in perspective in Fig. 3.

The pocket devices c or pocket sections c2 are composed of oblong strips of strong tough paper or other suitable flexible material folded transversely to form loops c3 which also form pockets c4 which open in opposite directions and into which photographic films or other articles to be tiled may be inserted from opposite sides of the box or ycase as will be readily understood. Of course, the pockets ci which are available for filing purposes are those parts of the pocket devices or sections between the rods 5 or the eyelets or openings c6 in the pocket devices or sections through which said rods are passed, and, `in practice, all of the pockets o4 may be formed in or of a single long strip of material folded in the manner shown and described, or said pockets may consist of separate sections c2 made in the same manner and mounted on the rods b; and when said pockets are all formed of one strip of material they may be numbered or indexed in the manner of other devices of this class, and when said pockets are composed or made up of separate sections 02, the sections may be lettered or numbered, and the pockets in each section numbered or designated for filing purposes in the manner of other devices of this class and, as will be understood an index card or direction card, or pamphlet may be provided giving directions as to the method of using the file box or case.

In the accompanying drawing the movable opposite sides, or the top and bottom of the box or case, are made in the manner of ordinary slides having a tongue and groove connection with the stationary si-des a3 of the box or case, but said parts a4 may be hinged in position or otherwise movably connected with the lbody of the box or case, the only thing necessary in this construction being that tWo opposite sides of the box or case be made movable so that said sides of the ybox or case may be opened, when desired, to afford access to the file pockets c4 in the pocket devices 0-02.

IVith my improved file box or case photographic films or other articles to be filed may be inserted through opposite sides of the box or case into oppositely opening pockets, and by forming the file pockets in the manner shown and described, I provide the greatest possible file space or capacity in proportion to the size of the box or case; and it Will be understood that file boxes or cases made in this manner may be of any desired dimensions, and said box or case may be used independently as vfiling cabinets, or a number thereof may be mounted in a suitable frame or cabinet casing, and While I have shown and described the construction which I. prefer in the construction of my improved file or file case, my invention is not limited to the details of construction herein shown and described, and changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, Within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A file box provided With opposite movable sides, the other opposite sides being stationary, guide rods fixed in said box and parallel With the ends thereof, and pocket devices mounted on said rods and movable longitudinally thereof and Which open in opposite directions and in the direction of the movable sides.

2. A file box provided with opposite movable sides,the other opposite sides being stationary, guide rods fixed in said box and parallel vvith the ends thereof, and pocket devices mounted on said rods and movable longitudinally thereof and which open in opposite directions and in the direction of the movable sides, said pocket devices being composed of loops formed from a strip or strips of fiexible material.

' 3. A file box of the class described, said box being rectangular in form and provided With a movable top and a movable bottom, guide rods mounted in said box and adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, and pocket devices mounted on said guide rods and movable thereon and consisting of strips of lflexible material folded transversely to form loops or pockets which open in opposite directions.

4. A file case of the class described, said case being rectangular in form and provided With a movable top and a movable bottom, guide rods mounted in said case and adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, and pocket devices mounted on said guide rods and movable thereon and consisting of strips of fiexible material folded transversely to form loops or pockets Which open in opposite directions and Which are composed of separate sections.

5. A file box provided With opposite movable sides, the other opposite sides being stationary, and means mounted in said box and movable longitudinally thereof for forming pockets which open in opposite directions and in the direction of the movable sides.

6. A le box provided `vvith opposite movable sides, the other opposite sides being' stationary, and means composed of flexible material mounted in said box and movable longitudinally thereof and folded transversely to form pockets Which open in opposite directions and in the direction of the movable sides.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 18th day of February, 1918.

WILLIAM H. BASSINGER.

Witnesses:

C. E. MULREANY, I-I. E. THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

